Keihan Katano Line
| Keihan Katano Line | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Line length: | 6.9 km (4.3 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Track gauge: | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Voltage: | 1500 DC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Katano Line (交野線 Katano-sen) is a 6.9 km length railway line in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by the private railway company Keihan Electric Railway. It runs from Hirakatashi Station on the Keihan Main Line southbound to Kisaichi Station.
Operation
In the line all trains stop all stations. There is no through service to Keihan Main Line.
Until March 15, 2013, several trains through to Keihan Main Line were operated on weekdays, as rapid trains. They were exceptionally named "Hikoboshi" and "Orihime", unlike other anonymous rapids of Keihan trains.
- Rapid Express (快速急行 Kaisoku Kyūkō) "Hikoboshi"
- They were operated at night on weekdays, from Nakanoshima for Kisaichi, stopped at Watanabebashi, Ōebashi and Naniwabashi on the Nakanoshima Line, then Temmabashi, Kyōbashi, Moriguchishi, Neyagawashi, Kōrien and Hirakatashi on the Keihan Main Line, and all stations on the Katano Line
- Commuter Rapid Express (通勤快急 Tsūkin Kaikyū) "Orihime"
- They were operated in the morning on weekdays, from Kisaichi for Nakanoshima, stopped at all stations on the Katano Line to Hirakatashi, then Kōrien, Neyagawashi, Kyōbashi and Temmabashi on the Keihan Main Line, then Naniwabashi, Ōebashi and Watanabebashi on the Nakanoshima Line
Stations
All stations are in Osaka Prefecture.
| Station | Location |
|---|---|
| Hirakatashi 枚方市 | Hirakata |
| Miyanosaka 宮之阪 | |
| Hoshigaoka 星ヶ丘 | |
| Murano 村野 | |
| Kōzu 郡津 | Katano |
| Katano-shi 交野市 | |
| Kawachi-Mori 河内森 | |
| Kisaichi 私市 |
Rolling stock
EMUs on the line are formed as 4 or 5-car sets.
- 13000 series 4-car EMUs (since 9 June 2012)
- 10000 series 4-car EMUs
- 2600 series 4-car EMUs
- 1900 series 5-car EMUs
History
The line was built and opened by an independent railway company, Shigi-Ikoma Electric Railway (信貴生駒電鉄 Shigi Ikoma Dentetsu) in 1929. The company aimed to build a line to connect its main line, the present-day Kintetsu Ikoma Line. The company cancelled the plan by financial reasons, and commissioned the operation to Keihan. The operator was renamed Katano Electric Railway (交野電気鉄道 Katano Denki Tetsudō) in 1939, Keihanshin Express Electric Railway (京阪神急行電鉄 Keihanshin Kyūkō Dentetsu) in 1945, finally becoming Keihan Electric Railway in 1949.
The line was originally single-track, but double-tracking was completed by 1992.
From 9 June 2012, new 13000 series 4-car EMUs were introduced on the line.[1]
References
- ↑ "京阪13000系，交野線で営業運転開始" [Keihan 13000 series enter service on Katano Line]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 10 June 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2012.